Wednesday, November 29, 2023 · AI AU
AU2023
I am excited to share my first experience at Autodesk University. Yep, that is right this was my first time and it was………..crazy. That is cr...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
AutoCAD 2024!
Yes, it is here. AutoCAD 2024 releases TODAY! Check it out!
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Monday, March 27, 2023 · AutoCAD c3dk Civil3D
AutoCAD to Google Street View
Have you ever wanted to view your existing road in AutoCAD on Google Street View? Our friends at c3dk.com have created a LISP file that do...
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014 · Bentley Fence Microstation
Fence File or FF=
This is the first in a series of posts on basic Microstation V8i tips. The Fence File command is a quick Microstation key-in that will Copy...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Technology in a Consistent System
Technology changes almost daily. It changes so much that if you don't keep up with it, then you end up behind the curve. Business runs...
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Monday, July 28, 2014 · Autocad360 AutoDesk
AutoCAD One Key Shortcut Guide
Keyboard shortcuts is a quick way to find tools that you use everyday, but most of the time we can never remember or find what to type....
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App Review: Able2Extract 8 ( Extract CAD Drawings from PDF)
I don't know what it is, but this PDF thing is here to stay. I know we send and receive PDF files of drawings all day almost everyday....
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014 · 3D Printing
Autodesk is getting into hardware!
Today Autodesk announced that they will offer a 3D printer and 3D printing software called Spark! "Spark will be open and freely lic...
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Friday, February 28, 2014 · Civil3D
Projecting Objects to Multiple Section Views
If you have ever wanted to display an easement line or right-of-way line in multiple section views, here is a quick and easy way of doing th...
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Thursday, January 23, 2014 · AutoCAD Quick Clue
Quick Tip: Blank Fields
Here is a quick tip on working with fields. If you leave fields blank you see this "----" in your print out, and if you just delet...
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Civil 3D Tip: Change Styles Quickly
I'm sure everyone is either at AU or keeping up with everything from AU with your preferred social media, but here is a quick Civil 3D t...
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Thursday, November 21, 2013 · AutoCAD
Create a layer filter for Non-xrefed layers!
Occasionally I work with a lot of layers and a lot of xrefs and it gets pretty annoying when I am scrolling the the layer properties manager...
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Monday, September 30, 2013 · #30n30 Quick Clue
#30n30 - Fix This Crap!!
Okay, This is not a real command. This handy little lisp command will deploy three commands at once, _setbylayer, _Purge, and _audit. Grea...
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#30n30 - Object Isolation
No, it’s not the same as Layer Isolation, it’s object isolation. You can isolate one or more objects even if they are located on a different...
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#30n30 - Block to Xref
Ever wish you could just change that darn block to an xref? Just deploy the command, select the block, and then map the xref. This tool work...
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#30n30 - Fields
Fields can add dynamic text to your drawing and make updating faster and more productive. A number of fields can be added to your text. Anyt...
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#30n30 - 3D View Control
If you hold down shift and your middle mouse button, you are able to rotate the object in 3D view.
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#30n30 - Action Recorder
Action recorder is one of my favorite little tools for doing mindless drafting. All it does is record your moves and commands in AutoCAD and...
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#30n30 - QQuick Access Toolbar
With the AutoCAD ribbon, it's sometimes hard to find tools you use all the time. Adding a new tool to your Quick Access Toolbar is just...
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